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foreseeing this,προϊδὼνhe spokeἐλάλησενaboutπερὶthe resurrectionτῆς ἀναστάσεωςof the Messiah,τοῦ χριστοῦthatὅτιhe was neitherοὔτεabandonedἐγκατελείφθηtoεἰςHades,ᾅδηνnorοὔτεdid hisαὐτοῦfleshἡ σὰρξseeεἶδενdecay.διαφθοράν
Acts 2:31
Study it in the app“foreseeing this, he spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was neither abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see decay.”
At Pentecost Peter declares that God raised him and death could not hold himThe Resurrection
With the Greek beneath
Acts 2:31, word by word
- foreseeing thisπροϊδὼνproidōn
see beforehand, foresee
See beforehand, foresee; also keep before one's eyes.
Where else “proidōn” appears- he spokeἐλάλησενelalēsen
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “elalēsen” appears- the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōs
resurrection
Coming back to life after death.
Where else “anastaseōs” appears- of the Messiahχριστοῦchristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christou” appears- he was neitherοὔτεoute
neither, nor
Neither, nor.
Where else “oute” appears- abandonedἐγκατελείφθηenkateleiphthē
forsake
To leave someone alone, turn one's back on them.
Where else “enkateleiphthē” appears- Hadesᾅδηνhaidēn
Hades
Hades: the place of the dead; in Hebrew, Sheol.
Where else “haidēn” appears- fleshσὰρξsarx
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarx” appears- seeεἶδενeiden
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eiden” appears- decayδιαφθοράνdiaphthoran
decay, corruption
Decay, corruption: the decomposition of the body after death.
Where else “diaphthoran” appears
The context
30So, being a prophet and knowing that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one from the fruit of his loins on his throne,
31 · This verse (above)
32This Jesus God raised up, of which we all are witnesses.
To study Acts 2 in a group
1. What it says
What happened on the day of Pentecost when the disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit, and what did the crowd hear? (vv. 4-8)
2. What it means
Peter explains what happened using the Scriptures and Jesus. What does he want the people to understand about Jesus? (vv. 22-36)
3. How I live it
The first believers shared teaching, meals and possessions (vv. 42-45). What could you share this week with someone close to you?